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Senate Bill S1919

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to erect a monument dedicated to those members of the armed forces who served in the Persian Gulf War; appropriation

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2009-S1919 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations

2009-S1919 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to erect a monument dedicated to those members of the armed forces who served in the Persian Gulf War including those who served in theater of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan; appropriates $500,000 for the funding of such project.

2009-S1919 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1919 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1919

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MORAHAN,  DeFRANCISCO,  DIAZ,  FUSCHILLO, GOLDEN,
  MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER, SEWARD, SKELOS, VOLKER -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT relating to authorizing and directing the commissioner of general
  services to erect a suitable marked monument in honor of Persian  Gulf
  War veterans; and making an appropriation therefor

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The commissioner of general services is  hereby  authorized
and  directed to erect a suitable marked monument in the Governor Nelson
A.  Rockefeller Empire State Plaza or Capitol Park, in the city of Alba-
ny, dedicated to the memory and honor of  all  New  York  residents  who
served  in the armed forces of the United States during the Persian Gulf
War which shall include those who have served in the  theater  of  oper-
ations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  S  2.  The sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated  to  the  office  of
general  services  from  any moneys in the state treasury in the general
fund to the credit of the state purposes account not otherwise appropri-
ated for services and expenses of the office of general services for the
purposes of carrying out the provisions of this act. Such sum  shall  be
payable  on  the  audit and warrant of the state comptroller on vouchers
certified or approved by the commissioner of general services, or his or
her duly designated representative in the manner  provided  by  law.  No
expenditure shall be made from this appropriation until a certificate of
approval  of  availability shall have been issued by the director of the
budget and filed with the state comptroller and a copy  filed  with  the
chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways
and  means  committee. Such certificate may be amended from time to time
by the director of the budget and a copy of each such amendment shall be
filed with the state  comptroller,  the  chair  of  the  senate  finance
committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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